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Apr 04, 2025
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Art and Design, Graphic Design Concentration, B.F.A.
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The undergraduate major in Art and Design leads to the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art and Design. Its flexibly structured program prepares students for professional careers and graduate studies while supporting the liberal arts tradition. The degree leads to careers and teaching positions in graphic design, studio art, lens media (photography and video), visual communication and teaching certification at all levels (EC-12). Students often choose the Art and Design major to develop creativity and the capacity for critical thinking about visual culture.
The Art and Design major offers three distinct and interrelated concentrations: Graphic Design, Studio Art and EC-12 Teacher Certification . The Graphic Design concentration prepares students for the intense visual requirements of today’s computer-based design industry. The Studio Art concentration prepares students to be competitive professional artists as they work in both traditional and contemporary media. The Art and Design B.F.A. with EC-12 certification prepares students to teach art at any level from early childhood through high school.
To earn the B.F.A. degree, students take a minimum of 120 credit hours, except for those who are pursuing the B.F.A. with EC-12 certification, who must take a minimum of 127 hours. Students will select the B.F.A. concentration that best satisfies their academic, professional and artistic goals. WRIT 3307 must be completed with a grade of “C” or better. Thirty hours of upper-level credit must also be completed with grades of “C” or better.
The Graphic Design concentration includes 45 upper-level hours to be taken from the ARTS rubric and approved COMM courses. Students majoring in Art and Design are strongly encouraged to complete WRIT 1302 in partial fulfillment of the communications component area of UHCL’s core curriculum.
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University Core Requirements (42 hours)
Component Area Options (6 hours)
Choose SIX hours from the UHCL Core Approved List. - Two 1-hour Life and Physical Science Labs are required co-requisites for the chosen science courses.
- COMM 1315 and PSYC 1100 recommended for this requirement.
College Core Requirements (6 hours)
30 hours of upper-level credit must be “C” or better. Core Requirement
Choose ONE of the following courses. Humanities Requirements (3 hours)
Students may also choose an upper-level Art History elective to fulfill this requirement. (This Art History elective cannot satisfy the requirements for any other part of the degree.) Choose ONE of the following courses: Major Requirements (72 hours)
Upper-Level Art courses
Students may choose between ARTS 4358 and a 3300/4300-level course in Modern or Contemporary Art History. Students must also complete a 3300/4300-level Art History course. Sculpture Requirements
Choose ONE of the following: Graphic Concentration Requirements
Choose seven ARTS courses: four courses should be a 3300/4300 Graphic Design Concentration elective and three courses can be any 3300/4300 ARTS, COMM, or Art History courses from the approved list linked below, or with the advice of the HSH Office of Advising or a faculty adviser. Art and Design Upper Level & Elective Course Guide 2024-2025 Electives
Choose FIVE courses (any 3300/4300 level). Seminar Course
This course should be completed during the final semester. It is recommended that students pair Senior Seminar concurrently with a course from the approved list of Graphic Design Concentration electives, available from the program director or the HSH Office of Advising. |
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